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Image¬†is looking for a full-time Director of Development to build our charitable giving and help us grow to meet the increasing demand for our programs. By giving our fundraising efforts the attention and guidance they need, the Director of Development will enable¬†Image¬†to remain at the forefront of cultural transformation and broaden its influence. We are looking for a creative, hard-working professional who is passionate about¬†Image‘s mission in the world of art and faith and skilled at motivating others to support that mission. The position will involve creating a development plan forImage, building relationships with donors and potential donors, making asks for major gifts, writing solicitation materials and grant proposals, and systematically evaluating the results of¬†Image‘s fundraising initiatives. Qualifications include a Bachelor’s degree, excellent verbal and written communication skills, excellent relational skills, and an ability to work effectively and creatively, alone or as part of a team. Previous experience in development and/or experience working for a non-profit is a plus. Is this you or someone you know? To apply, send a CV; a cover letter that states how you came to know about¬†Image¬†and what you envision bringing to Image‘s development program, outlining your particular skills or areas of interest; and a 5-10 page sample of your prose writing. Mail to:Image, Attn: Director of Development Application, 3307 Third Avenue West, Seattle, WA 98119. Or email to¬†jmullins@imagejournal.org¬†with the subject line: Director of Development. If you have questions, contact Julie Mullins at (206) 281-2988 or¬†jmullins@imagejournal.org.

Jeffrey Overstreet has two passions: writing fiction, and celebrating art — music, cinema, photography, literature — through writing and teaching. He is the author of a “memoir of dangerous moviegoing” — Through a Screen Darkly. And his four-novel fantasy series, The Auralia Thread, which begins with Auralia's Colors, was published by Random House. He speaks at universities and conferences around the world about understanding art through eyes of faith. He is earning his MFA in Creative Writing at Seattle Pacific University, where he has worked for 11 years as an editor, writer, and communications project manager. His work has been recognized in The New Yorker, TIME, The Seattle Times, IMAGE, Ravi Zacharias International — and Christianity Today, where he served as a film journalist for more than a decade. He recently began a weekly column called "Listening Closer" for Christ and Pop Culture.

Who would do the best job for the Obamabio? Only one name on my list: Jim Sheridan (In America).

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ANNyway, have you read the book? Amazing. Richard Yates. It’s been years since I read it, but Mad Men feels very much inspired by that book.

Jeffrey Overstreet

"Jeffrey is ... one of my favorite film critics. He writes with great lucidity and compassion about all sorts of movies, from all sorts of angles, but what I value most about his work is the theological-moral perspective he takes on things. He’s not a dogmatic scold, sifting through popular art looking for work that fits a rigid world view; he’s more interested in Looking Closer ... to discover what, if anything, the work is saying."

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Through a Screen Darkly

Jeffrey Overstreet's Through a Screen Darkly is a memoir of "dangerous moviegoing," which has become a popular university textbook on film, faith, and cultural engagement, and which earned praise from readers like Eugene Peterson, Gregory Wolfe, Scott Derrickson, Darren Aronofsky, and Dick Staub. Publisher's Weekly awarded it a "Starred Review."